Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

The small birds at the local garden center/coffee shop are somewhat bold and will trade pictures for crumbs. Some are more successful than others. #photography #iPhone15ProMax #birds

4,000-year-old Bronze Age pyramid unearthed in Kazakhstan’s steppes

A colossal step pyramid, believed to date back to the 2nd millennium BCE, has been unearthed in northern Kazakhstan’s Kyrykungir monumental complex.

Continue Reading: https://archaeologymag.com/2023/08/bronze-age-pyramid-unearthed-in-kazakhstan/
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#archaeology #pyramids #kyrykungir #bronzeage

Massive farmed salmon escape in Iceland. Studies have shown when farmed salmon breed with wild salmon, the offspring mature faster which undermines their ability to breed in the wild.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/30/thousands-of-salmon-escaped-an-icelandic-fish-farm-the-impact-could-be-deadly

“A liberal group on Friday filed a lawsuit in #Michigan contending that Trump is disqualified from regaining his old job based on a rarely used, post-Civil War provision in the U.S. Constitution.

This is the first time an organization with significant legal resources has sought to block the GOP frontrunner’s campaign in a swing state.” #14thAmendment
https://apnews.com/article/b5b5b90fa5a4dc916ff8ba4e727626e3

Jota had a shocka. 2 yellows after coming on at half time. Liverpool down to nine men. Shambles. #COYS

#TOTLIV

So let me get this straight…House republicans would rather send our young men and women into war in Europe than to continue to fund Ukraine to fight and die to protect democracy in the rest of the free world. Seriously?!

Norway wants Facebook behavioural advertising banned across Europe.

Norway has told the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) it believes a countrywide ban on Meta harvesting user data to serve up advertising on Facebook and Instagram should be made permanent and extended across Europe.

https://www.theregister.com/2023/09/29/norway_facebook_behavioral_ads/

#Europe #Norway #EU #EuropeanDataProtectionBoard #EDPB #Facebook #Meta #Advertising #Privacy

Today there were a pair of Common Snipe at the lake today. I don't see many of these about. This photo isn't that sharp, but is the best I could do with the distance it was from me

#nature #birds #Wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #UK

Elon Musk bashed the German government for providing some help to migrants lost at sea (and promoted a far-right political party with Nazi roots) the same day that the UN revealed that more than 2,500 people have already drowned this year in the Mediterranean. https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-immigration-migrants-germany-far-right-extremism-twitter-x-2023-9

Man holding sign at gathering that says Teach Our Kids Critical Thinking So They Won't Elect Sociopathic Imbeciles